Archives for: September 2004, 18

Doing a little better with eating more vegetables. I've been having leafy greens once a day, and increasing other vegetables somewhat.

Eat Regularly...

I didn't skip a meal today! Lunch was late and a bit scant, but I did pretty well. It was nice to avoid that shakey hungry feeling.

Exercise Daily...

I hiked the day before yesterday, and took a brisk walk today, but still need to make it daily, not every other day.

Stress Management...

Got a sitter and went on a date with my husband today. That's always nice. I'm not sure the food they assured me was gluten free actually was though, it's always a bit dangerous to eat out. The waiter was a bit overconfident, now that I think about it. My tummy is a bit gurgly, but it doesn't feel quite like gluten. It was good though, this Italian place has a better menu than it did a year ago, they now have more meat and more salads, I had a grilled shrimp salad with sun-dried tomatoes and garlic over a bed of greens. We used to eat Italian almost every time we went out, now it's a very rare occurence, I think I may keep it rare, even with the better menu. Cross-contamination is probably quite likely with pasta and pizza roaming all around the place. Grrrr. I wish I didn't have to worry when eating out. Last week, even at a trusted establishment, I noticed cruton crumbs on my salad, lucky I had good lighting and was able to avoid eating it entirely. It was take-out or I would have gotten a new salad, but they have a free entree for me next time I order. I'm becoming a little more assertive, if they don't know they did something wrong, they'll never be able to keep it from happening again. I'm not an assertive person, so it takes some work.